Incontinence Severity and QOL Scales for Fecal Incontinence

Gastroenterology

Volumn 126, Issue 1, 2004, Pages

  Rockwood, Todd H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FECES INCONTINENCE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT;

EID: 0347362564     PISSN: 00165085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2003.10.057     Document Type: Conference Paper

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